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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Zest and spirit in Adams' Girls of the Golden West in Los Angeles
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John Adams' opera, in its third revision since its 2017, receives an outstanding concert performance in Walt Disney Concert Hall under the composer's baton.
Adams’ dark Gold Rush opera arrives in Amsterdam
Dame Shirley’s texts are here sung by the young American soprano Julia Bullock whose pliable instrument and stylish way with words reveal an ideal storyteller.
The dark side of the gold: Girls of the Golden West
Adams and Peter Sellars demand that the audience take a cold, hard look at the Gold Rush and the founding history of California.
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